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Total number of records: 254

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Archives251
Books and printed items3

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Maurice de Sausmarez Archive252
Brotherton Collection1
Herbert Read Collection1
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1

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art history254
art education223
lectures169
university extension18
publishing16
universities16
painting13
letter writing11
art books9
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Leeds, United Kingdom28
London, United Kingdom15
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Florence, Italy1
Great Missenden, United Kingdom1
Harrogate, United Kingdom1
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De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)2
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)1
Hourticq, Louis (1875-1944)1
Levey, Michael1
Lionel Maurice De Sausmarez1
Munro, Eleanor C1
Rudorff, Raymond1
Sas1
Sass1
Vandegrift, Kate1

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Archive Collection

Maurice de Sausmarez Archive

De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)

c.1900-2015

Archive of artist, educator and writer Maurice de Sausmarez (1915-69). The archive comprises an extensive collection of manuscripts of his numerous lectures, articles and publications, incoming corres...

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Work by others

c. 1930-1960

Material created by others held within the Maurice de Sausmarez Archive, including manuscripts by the sociologist and art historian Arnold Hauser, musical scores by the composer Kenneth Leighton and s...

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Arnold Hauser notes

c. 1950-1960

Handwritten and typewritten research notes, annotated typescripts and press cuttings in English, German and French by the sociologist and art historian Arnold Hauser, with whom Maurice de Sausmarez wo...

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Reproductions of art works

c. 1950-1960

One box of colour and black and white reproductions of works of art used by Maurice de Sausmarez for teaching purposes. They include photographic reproductions, prints and press cuttings, some of whic...

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Postcards

c. 1930-1969

One box of colour, black and white and photographic postcards collected by Maurice de Sausmarez, the majority of which are reproductions of drawings, prints, paintings, sculpture and architecture from...

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Lectures

1948-1967

Handwritten and typewritten complete and fragmentary lecture notes on the history of Western art from ancient Greece to British modernism, with aspects of art theory and the history of architecture. A...

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Extramural activities

1950-1969

Drafts, notes, correspondence and associated material relating to various extramural talks and activities, including Maurice de Sausmarez's role as an external examiner for various universities and sc...

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Published articles, broadcasts, essays and talks

1944-1997

Published articles, broadcasts, essays and talks by Maurice de Sausmarez on aspects of art and design education and art historical subjects. Includes a number of introductory essays for exhibition cat...

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Correspondence, drafts and fragments

1949-1969

Correspondence, drafts and fragments of writing by Maurice de Sausmarez, including book and exhibition reviews, articles for periodicals, letters from publishers and a substantial file of preparatory ...

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Complete lectures

c.1948-1959

Handwritten and typewritten notes for art history lectures by Maurice de Sausmarez, generally dating from his time at Leeds College of Art between 1947 and 1949 and the University of Leeds between 195...

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Research and notes

c. 1963

Handwritten and typewritten notes by Maurice de Sausmarez for his book 'Basic Design: Dynamics of Visual Form', originally published by Studio Vista in 1964. Includes lists of artists, art works and p...

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Research

1947-1968

Documents related to Maurice de Sausmarez's research into art history, art education and psychology for the purposes of teaching and writing, including notebooks, quotations and library receipts.

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